Improved Safety Culture and Teamwork Climate Are Associated with Decreases in Patient Harm and Hospital Mortality Across a Hospital System

Journal of Patient Safety

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2020, Pages 130-136

  Berry, Janet C ^a,b,c   Davis, John Terrance ^c,d   Bartman, Thomas ^c,e   Hafer, Cindy C ^c   Lieb, Lindsay M ^c   Khan, Nadeem ^e,f   Brilli, Richard J ^c,d,e,f  

^a Nursing Administration

^b Perioperative Services

^c Quality Improvement Services

^d Hospital Administration

^e NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

culture metrics; inpatient harm; patient safety; quality improvement; Safety Attitudes Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; CLIMATE; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NURSING; PATIENT HARM; PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SAFETY; TEAMWORK; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; MALE; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT HARM; PATIENT SAFETY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84953314610     PISSN: 15498417     EISSN: 15498425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PTS.0000000000000251     Document Type: Article

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